Flight Instruments/Displays Flashcards

1
Q

The Minimum Maneuver Speed (amber) bar on the PFD Airspeed Indicator, is inhibited on takeoff until _______________.

A

First flap retraction

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2
Q

The top of the Minimum Speed (red and black) bar on the PFD Airspeed Indicator, is the speed at which _______________.

A

Stick shaker occurs

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3
Q

The bottom of the Maximum Maneuvering Speed (amber) bar indicates, shortly after takeoff, when flaps are not up: _______________.

A

flap limit placard speed for the next normal flap setting

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4
Q

How is altitude acquisition alerting displayed on the PFD?

A

900 feet prior to reaching MCP altitude, a white box shows around the selected altitude display and a
momentary tone sounds

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5
Q

The Current Altitude box on the PFD highlights in amber and flashes to indicate__________

A

An altitude deviation

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6
Q

The Bank Pointer on the PFD Attitude Indicator indicates bank angle. The indicator fills and turns amber when the bank angle is ____ degrees or greater.

A

35

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7
Q

Attitude, altitude, and airspeed data is provided by the ___________ which track data to the FMC as well as to the displays.

A

ADIRUs

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8
Q

Critical information remains available to the pilots at all times if a _____________ fails by automatic display switching.

A

DU

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9
Q

The green Speed Trend Vector on the PFD Airspeed Indicator shows predicted airspeed in the next ______ seconds.

A

10

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10
Q

The bottom of the red and black Maximum Speed bar on the PFD Airspeed Indicator indicates the maximum speed as limited by __________.

A
  • VMO/MMO

- Landing Gear or Flap placard speed

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11
Q

To resolve the traffic conflict during a TCAS RA, the areas inside the red lines indicate the pitch region(s) to _________ .

A

Avoid

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12
Q

An amber ALT DISAGREE alert is displayed if the Captain’s and First Officer’s altimeters on the PFD Altimeter Indicator disagree by more than ______ feet for more than 5 seconds

A

200

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13
Q

Airspeed and altitude on the Integrated Standby Flight Display (ISFD) are computed from the pneumatic pressure data provided by direct connections to the ___________.

A

auxiliary pitot and alternate static ports

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14
Q

Heading information on the Integrated Standby Flight Display (ISFD) is provided from _______________.

A

The #1 ADIRU

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15
Q

Placing the Mode Selector to APP or VOR on the EFIS control Panel displays information in a __________ format.

A

Heading-up

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16
Q

Placing the Mode Selector to MAP on the EFIS control Panel displays information in a __________ format.

A

Track-up

17
Q

Pushing the ____ button on the EFIS control Panel would allow for the display of estimated time of arrival for each active route waypoint.

A

DATA

18
Q

Pushing the ____ button on the EFIS control Panel would allow for the display of IRS positions, GPS positions, and VOR bearing vectors extended from the nose of the aircraft symbol to the stations.

A

POS

19
Q

The approach reference located above the PFD, turns amber when _____________.

A
  • the ILS tuned frequencies disagree

- the approach courses in the MCP disagree

20
Q

When the aircraft descends below selected minimum altitude the green BARO Minimums Pointer on the PFD _____________.

A

Turns amber

21
Q

The Landing Altitude Reference Bar indicates amber on PFD Landing Altitude/Minimums Indications when height above touchdown is __________.

A

0 to 500 feet above landing altitude

22
Q

The rising runway on the PFD is displayed when the localizer signal is usable, and ____________.

A

the radio altitude is less than 2500 feet

23
Q

Two ________receive data from sensors and aircraft systems and supply data to the DUs.

A

Display Electronic Units (DEUs)

24
Q

Weather radar returns are limited to ___________when the weather radar is selected to the 640 nm range.

A

320 nm

25
Q

The flight recorder begins operating on the ground _________________________.

A

when either engine is operating

26
Q

If the flight recorder test switch is moved from NORMAL (guarded position) to TEST, it____________________.

A

powers the flight recorder on the ground